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Associate Director / Director, Oncology Biomarker Development

Who We Are

At the Roche Group, about 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. A member of the Roche Group, Genentech has been at the forefront of the biotechnology industry for more than 30 years, using human genetic information to develop novel medicines for serious and life-threatening diseases. The headquarters for Roche pharmaceutical operations in the United States, Genentech has multiple therapies on the market for cancer and other serious illnesses. Please take this opportunity to learn about Genentech, where we believe that our employees are our most important asset and are dedicated to remaining a great place to work.

The Position

Weare seeking one or more seasoned and dynamic thought leaders in oncologytranslational sciences / medicine to join the Oncology Biomarker Development(OBD) group at Genentech.

The AD/D of predictive diagnostics will provideexceptional scientific and strategic leadership for therapeutic franchises and/ or disease-based biomarker activities in support of a large number ofoncology molecules in late-stage clinical development and/or FDA-approved.

Leading a team of lab-enabled scientists / Sr. scientists, the incumbent willbe responsible for development and oversight of the Franchise biomarkerstrategies and ensuring successful execution of drug-diagnostic co-developmentin collaboration with the Companion Diagnostics Development group within OBD.

The successful candidate may also serve as a Biomarker Subteam leader for oneor more molecules within their Franchise area. This role requires an individualwith outstanding communication and leadership skills, as well as the ability tobuild strong relationships with key stakeholders in product development andother relevant functions and navigate challenging situations.

The individualmust also be viewed as a strong scientific and strategic leader, one who canreadily bridge between a cutting edge Research environment and a fast-pacedclinical and product development organization. The successful candidate isexpected to drive the publication of biomarker data in high quality scientific,technical or medical journals, to represent the department and programs at externalmeetings, to be a key representative to our investigators, and to promotecollaborative efforts to forward the biomarker sciences field in general. Thisis an important leadership role with substantial visibility within Genentech /Roche organization.

 

As an AD/D, you areexpected to:

• Provideexceptional scientific leadership across multiple molecule teams, to your peerswithin OBD and to the organization in general with a particular focus on latestage development
• Provideleadership, visibility and expertise to the oncology product developmentorganization on all biomarker related question for a specific therapeuticfranchise
• Leadbiomarker strategies at a franchise level, and lead one or more biomarkersubteams
• Representbiomarker related strategies and plans to late stage development review forums,decision committees and project teams.
• Leadbiomarker related regulatory strategies and interactions with healthauthorities around the globe including review of relevant regulatory documents
• Bean active member of the OBD Leadership Team, contributing to the continuingstrategic development of our Department and our people
• Leadand drive scientific and technical innovation collaboratively with othermembers of the Department
• Drivehigh quality publications in high impact scientific, technical or medicaljournals
• RepresentOBD externally through presentations at key National / International meetings,interactions with our key investigators
• Participateand thrive in an interactive, team oriented culture

Who You Are

• Thisposition is located in South San Francisco
• PhD,MD or PhD/MD degree in a relevant scientific field (e.g. pathology, molecular biology, cell signaling, cancer genetics, cancer biology, molecular oncology)
• Minimumof 10-15 years post-PhD experience in basic or translational research either inan academic and/or industry setting
• Experiencein clinical drug development, including advanced understanding of criticaldevelopment functions, e.g. Pharmacodynamic biomarkers, Clinical
• Pharmacology,Regulatory, Safety, Operations, Biostatistics, etc.
• Atleast 5-8 years of prior experience managing a group of research associates, scientists,managers, etc.
• Significantexperience leading subteams / teams; ability to drive to effective decisionsand enable execution on programs
• Consistentrecord of innovative contributions to translational sciences development asevidenced by first / senior-authored publications in top-tier journals, patentauthorship, filings
• Recognizedscientific leadership, National and / or International scientific reputation,evidenced by presentations at key national/international meetings
• Outstandingcommunication skills; ability to:
• Lead,influence and motivate others
• Navigatecomplex and difficult situations
• Showstrategic agility and ability to interface with multiple stakeholders
• Distillcomplex issues and clearly articulate / present solutions

The next step is yours. To apply today, click on the "Apply online" button below.

Genentech is an Equal Opportunity Employer.